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Congrats to "DREAM A LITTLE DREAM" by Harry Goodwin, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest Dreamers and dreamlike imagery from seven 1930 films accompanied by the filmmaker’s own recording of "Dream a Little Dream of Me."Watch the full short film ️https://archive.org/details/dream-a-little-dream...#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

MOROCCO (1930) gave us one of cinema’s most unforgettable moments of style, rebellion, and same-sex desire, long before queer cinema had a name. Join us at the Internet Archive in San Francisco for a live screening of this classic. Now in the #publicdomain! June 9 5:30 PM: Happy Hour and a Half 7:00 PM: Pre-Show + Screening + Q&A 300 Funston Ave, SF️ https://blog.archive.org/event/morocco-top-hat-tails-film-screening-at-the-internet-archive/#FunCheapSF

Top Hat & Tails is your invitation to MOROCCO (1930)!Dress classic, glam, or boldly reimagined and become part of the pre-code party at our screening of this #publicdomain classic. June 9 5:30 PM: Happy Hour and a Half 7:00 PM: Pre-Show + Screening + Q&A 300 Funston Ave, SF️ https://blog.archive.org/event/morocco-top-hat-tails-film-screening-at-the-internet-archive/#FunCheapSF

We’re celebrating the Public Domain with PROMETHEUS (1930), José Clemente Orozco’s monumental mural of the mythic fire-bringer, rendered with dramatic intensity and human struggle. It's a landmark of Mexican muralism.See it in our collections ️ https://archive.org/details/Prometheus-1930-Orozco#Prometheus #Orozco #MexicanMuralism #PublicDomain #OpenAccess

Congrats to "UN MONTAGE OF THE SUNDAY SCARIES" by Antonio Mendez, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest An excellent remix of 1920s & 1930s observational films with a contemporary electronic soundtrack that brings these scenes into conversation with our present moment.Watch the full short film ️https://archive.org/details/un-montage-of-the-sunday-scaries#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

Congrats to "LIFE OF A MAN" by Salma Garcia, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest "In a man-centered world, where do women fit in?" A striking juxtaposition of clips exposing outdated gender roles and unconscious bias.Watch the full short film ️https://archive.org/details/lifeofaman#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

Welcome to the Public Domain, THE DIVORCEE (1930) In this pivotal “equalizing” scene, Norma Shearer’s Jerry tells her unfaithful husband that she has taken a lover of her own, confronting Hollywood’s double standards head-on. Shearer won the 3rd Academy Awards Best Actress Oscar for her fearless performance in this groundbreaking drama.Watch the full film ️ https://archive.org/details/the-divorcee_1930#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay #PreCodeHollywood

Congrats to "HEAVY MEDDLE" by Spencer Hopkins, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest A stoner smokes the public domain. An inventive and playful public domain trip.Watch the full short film ️ https://archive.org/details/heavy-meddle#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

96 years ago today Universal Pictures released KING OF JAZZ. But where did the title "King of Jazz" come from? Paul Whiteman came to be associated with it, but it didn't start with him.To learn more about where public monikers come from and what they say about culture, read the full blog ️https://blog.archive.org/2026/04/19/king-of-jazz-and-names/#KingofJazz #Jazz #MusicHistory #PublicDomain

Congrats to "THE WHITENESS OF MAGNESIUM" by Jackson Stern, a Finalist in the Internet Archive’s 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest A tightly imagined and beautifully edited love story out of time. The title comes from "Giant’s Bread" by Mary Westmacott.Watch the full short film ️https://archive.org/details/publicdomainremix2026_stern#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay

Welcome to the Public Domain, BRATS (1930) This gimmick comedy short utilized both normal-scale and oversized sets, letting Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy appear as both adults and their precocious, pint-sized sons. It's slapstick at two sizes. 🛼Full film ️ https://archive.org/details/brats_1930#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay #LaurelAndHardy #ClassicFilm #Comedy

Create Songs from the Commons! WNYC’s Simon Close shares how the Public Song Project invites anyone (yes, YOU) to transform #publicdomain poems, books, music, and more into original songs with no fancy gear required. Let this Q&A inspire you to start creating https://publicdomainreview.org/blog/2026/04/songs-from-the-commons/#PublicSongContest @publicdomainrev #WNYC

The recording from our Public Domain Day virtual event is now available!️ Investigate THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING COPYRIGHT to learn which works just entered the public domain—and why copyright is more complicated than it looks.Watch the full recording ️ https://archive.org/details/the-case-of-the-disappearing-copyright#PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay #Copyright #OpenCulture @AuthorsAlliance

@internetarchive There are a couple of well-known films where you will also hear Buster Keaton speaking: the original "Around the World in 80 Days", where he plays the conductor on a train, and "Sunset Boulevard", where he is a participant in a card game at Norma Desmond's mansion.